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Pattamaporn Kittayapong

Pattamaporn Kittayapong

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Microbiology

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44
Citations
7977
World Ranking
5127
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19

Overview

Pattamaporn Kittayapong is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on public health, insect science, and infectious diseases. The scientist's work contributes to topics such as mosquito-borne diseases and control, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect and pesticide research, viral infections and vectors, zoonotic diseases and public health, malaria research and control, and plant virus research studies.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic journals, including the following recent papers:

  • "Metagenomic shotgun sequencing reveals host species as an important driver of virome composition in mosquitoes" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "International, Transdisciplinary, and Ecohealth Action for Sustainable Agriculture in Asia" (2021, Frontiers in Public Health)
  • "Vector Competence for Dengue-2 Viruses Isolated from Patients with Different Disease Severity" (2020, Pathogens)
  • "Comparison on the quality of sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes produced by either radiation-based sterile insect technique or Wolbachia-induced incompatible insect technique" (2025, PLoS ONE)
  • "Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission" (2025, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pattamaporn Kittayapong include:

  • Parinda Thayanukul
  • Suwannapa Ninphanomchai
  • Wanitch Limohpasmanee
  • Ronald Enrique Morales Vargas
  • Benchaporn Lertanantawong

Their publications commonly appear in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

The main fields of study documented in their work are medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular concentration on public health, environmental and occupational health, insect science, and infectious diseases. This multidisciplinary approach highlights the intersection between human health and the biological environment, especially relating to vectors such as mosquitoes.

Kittayapong's work addresses a wide range of issues including the biology and control of mosquito populations, the role of insect symbionts and bacterial influences on vector competence, and the epidemiology of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. Their research often involves advanced methodologies such as metagenomic sequencing and comparisons of vector control techniques to assess effectiveness and environmental impact.

Best Publications

  • Dispersal of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti within and between rural communities.

    Laura C. Harrington;Thomas W. Scott;Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee;Russell C. Coleman

  • Longitudinal Studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand and Puerto Rico: Blood Feeding Frequency

    Thomas W. Scott;Priyanie H. Amerasinghe;A. M. Y. C. Morrison;Leslie H. Lorenz

  • Blood-Feeding Patterns of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in a Rural Thai Village

    Thomas W. Scott;Esther Chow;Daniel Strickman;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Longitudinal Studies of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand and Puerto Rico: Population Dynamics

    Thomas W. Scott;A. M. Y. C. Morrison;Leslie H. Lorenz;Gary G. Clark

  • Eco-bio-social determinants of dengue vector breeding: a multicountry study in urban and periurban Asia.

    Natarajan Arunachalam;Susilowati Tana;Fe Espino;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Distribution and Diversity of Wolbachia Infections in Southeast Asian Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Kathy Baisley;Vitsut Baimai;Scott Leslie O'Neill

  • Female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand Rarely Feed on Sugar

    John D. Edman;Daniel Strickman;Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Thomas W. Scott

  • Closely Related Wolbachia Strains within the Pumpkin Arthropod Community and the Potential for Horizontal Transmission via the Plant

    S. Sintupachee;J. R. Milne;S. Poonchaisri;V. Baimai

  • A Fitness Advantage for Aedes aegypti and the Viruses It Transmits When Females Feed Only on Human Blood

    Thomas W. Scott;Amara Naksathit;Jonathan F. Day;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Barriers and Bridges to Prevention and Control of Dengue: The Need for a Social–Ecological Approach

    Jerry Malcolm Spiegel;Shannon Bennett;Libby A Hattersley;Mary H. Hayden

  • Dengue and its vectors in Thailand: calculated transmission risk from total pupal counts of Aedes aegypti and association of wing-length measurements with aspects of the larval habitat.

    Daniel Strickman;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Analysis of Survival of Young and Old Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Puerto Rico and Thailand

    Laura C. Harrington;John P. Buonaccorsi;John D. Edman;Adriana Costero

  • Wolbachia transinfection in Aedes aegypti: A potential gene driver of dengue vectors

    Toon Ruang-areerate;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Wolbachia infection complexity among insects in the tropical rice-field community

    P. Kittayapong;W. Jamnongluk;A. Thipaksorn;J. R. Milne

  • DengueTools: innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Karl Erik Renhorn;Hasitha Tissera;Sazaly Abu Bakar

  • Combined sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique: The first proof-of-concept to suppress Aedes aegypti vector populations in semi-rural settings in Thailand.

    Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Suwannapa Ninphanomchai;Wanitch Limohpasmanee;Chitti Chansang

  • Mosquito vector diversity across habitats in central Thailand endemic for dengue and other arthropod-borne diseases.

    Panpim Thongsripong;Amy Green;Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Durrell Kapan;Durrell Kapan

  • Effect of size and geographic origin of Aedes aegypti on oral infection with dengue-2 virus.

    Wanchad Sumanochitrapon;Daniel Strickman;Ratana Sithiprasasna;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Mosquito vector-associated microbiota: Metabarcoding bacteria and eukaryotic symbionts across habitat types in Thailand endemic for dengue and other arthropod-borne diseases.

    Panpim Thongsripong;James Angus Chandler;Amy B. Green;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Effects of crowding and temperature on Wolbachia infection density among life cycle stages of Aedes albopictus.

    Itsanun Wiwatanaratanabutr;Pattamaporn Kittayapong

  • Distribution of container-inhabiting Aedes larvae (Diptera: Culicidae) at a dengue focus in Thailand.

    Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Daniel Strickman

  • Suppression of dengue transmission by application of integrated vector control strategies at sero-positive GIS-based foci.

    Pattamaporn Kittayapong;Sutee Yoksan;Uruyakorn Chansang;Chitti Chansang

Frequent Co-Authors

Annelies Wilder-Smith
Annelies Wilder-Smith University of Bern
Peter Byass
Peter Byass Umeå University
Jean-Paul Gonzalez
Jean-Paul Gonzalez Georgetown University
John D. Edman
John D. Edman University of California, Davis
Scott Leslie O'Neill
Scott Leslie O'Neill Monash University
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Duane J. Gubler
Duane J. Gubler Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Luke Alphey
Luke Alphey University of York
Joacim Rocklöv
Joacim Rocklöv Umeå University
Amy C. Morrison
Amy C. Morrison University of California, Davis

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